# Renaming the customer managed configuration recorder
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You must use the AWS CLI to rename the customer managed configuration recorder. To change the name of the customer managed configuration recorder, you must delete it and create a new configuration recorder with your specified name. 

**Renaming the customer managed configuration recorder using the AWS CLI**

1. Use the [http://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/configservice/describe-configuration-recorders.html](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/configservice/describe-configuration-recorders.html) command to look up the name of your current customer managed configuration recorder:

   ```
   $ aws configservice describe-configuration-recorders
   {
       "ConfigurationRecorders": [
           {
               "roleARN": "arn:aws:iam::012345678912:role/myConfigRole",
               "name": "default"
           }
       ]
   }
   ```

1. Use the [http://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/configservice/delete-configuration-recorder.html](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/configservice/delete-configuration-recorder.html) command to delete your customer managed current configuration recorder:

   ```
   $ aws configservice delete-configuration-recorder --configuration-recorder-name default
   ```

1. Use the [http://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/configservice/put-configuration-recorder.html](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/configservice/put-configuration-recorder.html) command to create a customer managed configuration recorder with the new name:

   ```
   $ aws configservice put-configuration-recorder --configuration-recorder name=configRecorderName,roleARN=arn:aws:iam::012345678912:role/myConfigRole
   ```

1. Use the [http://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/configservice/start-configuration-recorder.html](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/configservice/start-configuration-recorder.html) command to resume recording:

   ```
   $ aws configservice start-configuration-recorder --configuration-recorder-name configRecorderName
   ```